BMW 3 Series E46

BMW 3 Series E46 (April 1998 – March 2005) has 16 published engines in the catalogue, and 5,314 cars in our dataset. Engine ranges cover the trims and gearboxes stored for that engine.

Engines

Combined mpg and CO₂ are the ranges stored for the engine. The official test cycle is shown on each variant.

Engine	Fuel	Power	Combined mpg range	CO₂ range	Dataset
1.8 petrol 116PS	Petrol	115.6 PS	35.3–40.9 mpg	167–194 g/km	175
1.9 petrol 105PS	Petrol	104.7 PS	35.8 mpg	188 g/km	47
1.9 petrol 118PS	Petrol	118.3 PS	35.3 mpg	190 g/km	10
1.9 petrol 119PS	Petrol	118.6 PS	30.7–35.8 mpg	188–216 g/km	100
2.0 diesel 136PS	Diesel	135.9 PS	49.6 mpg	152 g/km	10
2.0 diesel 150PS	Diesel	149.6 PS	39.8–49.6 mpg	153–190 g/km	515
2.0 petrol 143PS	Petrol	142.8 PS	33.6–39.2 mpg	175–203 g/km	553
2.0 petrol 150PS	Petrol	149.6 PS	33.6–38.2 mpg	180–203 g/km	143
2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	169.9 PS	28.8–31.7 mpg	213–236 g/km	613
2.5 petrol 170PS	Petrol	170.4 PS	26.7–31.4 mpg	215–254 g/km	112
2.5 petrol 192PS	Petrol	191.7 PS	28.5–31.7 mpg	215–239 g/km	863
2.8 petrol 193PS	Petrol	192.7 PS	28–30.7 mpg	216–241 g/km	67
2.9 diesel 184PS	Diesel	183.5 PS	34.9–42.2 mpg	178–216 g/km	94
3.0 diesel 204PS	Diesel	204 PS	35.8–42.8 mpg	177–211 g/km	178
3.0 petrol 231PS	Petrol	231.2 PS	27.7–31 mpg	218–244 g/km	1,260
3.2 petrol 343PS	Petrol	342.6 PS	23.3–23.7 mpg	287–292 g/km	96

Trims

Trim names stored for this generation.

316I SE
316Ti Es
316Ti SE
318Ci
318Ci Es
318Ci M Sport
318Ci SE
318Ci Sport
318I Es
318I SE
318I SE Touring
318I Sport
318Ti SE
320Cd M Sport
320Cd SE
320Cd Sport
320Ci
320Ci SE
320Ci Sport
320D Es
320D Es Touring
320D SE
320D SE Touring
320D Sport
320I SE
320I SE Touring
320I Sport
320Td SE
323Ci
323Ci SE
323I SE
325Ci
325Ci M Sport
325Ci SE
325Ci Sport
325I SE
325I SE Touring
325I Sport
325I Sport Touring
325Ti
325Ti Sport
328Ci SE
328I SE
330Cd M Sport
330Cd Sport
330Ci
330Ci Clubsport
330Ci M Sport
330Ci SE
330Ci Sport
330D SE
330D SE Touring
330D Sport
330D Sport Touring
330I SE
330I SE Touring
330I Sport
330I Sport Touring
M3
M3 Smg

Variants

Filters apply to the published variants. The engine and trim lists above stay in the page HTML.

EngineTrimFuelTransmissionBody

Variant	Fuel	Gearbox	Body	Power	Combined mpg	Dataset
320Ci 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	30.1 mpg (NEDC)	68
320Ci SE 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	28.8 mpg (NEDC)	15
320Ci SE 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Automatic	Coupe	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	30.1 mpg (NEDC)	49
320Ci SE 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	30.1 mpg (NEDC)	12
320Ci SE 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Coupe	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	31.7 mpg (NEDC)	71
320Ci Sport 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	28.8 mpg (NEDC)	30
320Ci Sport 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Automatic	Coupe	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	30.1 mpg (NEDC)	29
320Ci Sport 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	30.1 mpg (NEDC)	78
320Ci Sport 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Coupe	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	31.7 mpg (NEDC)	95
320I SE 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Automatic	Saloon	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	30.1 mpg (NEDC)	37
320I SE 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Saloon	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	31.7 mpg (NEDC)	38
320I SE Touring 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Automatic	Estate	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	29.4 mpg (NEDC)	18
320I SE Touring 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Estate	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	31.4 mpg (NEDC)	15
320I Sport 2.2 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Saloon	169.9 PS (167.6 bhp)	31.7 mpg (NEDC)	17
323Ci 2.5 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	170.4 PS (168 bhp)	26.7 mpg (NEDC)	11
323Ci 2.5 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	170.4 PS (168 bhp)	29.1 mpg (NEDC)	10
323Ci SE 2.5 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Automatic	Coupe	170.4 PS (168 bhp)	28 mpg (NEDC)	18
323Ci SE 2.5 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Coupe	170.4 PS (168 bhp)	31.4 mpg (NEDC)	23
323I SE 2.5 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Automatic	Saloon	170.4 PS (168 bhp)	28 mpg (NEDC)	20
323I SE 2.5 petrol 170PS	Petrol	Manual	Saloon	170.4 PS (168 bhp)	31.4 mpg (NEDC)	30
325Ci 2.5 petrol 192PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	191.7 PS (189.1 bhp)	28.5 mpg (NEDC)	27
325Ci M Sport 2.5 petrol 192PS	Petrol	Automatic	Convertible	191.7 PS (189.1 bhp)	28.5 mpg (NEDC)	19
325Ci M Sport 2.5 petrol 192PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	191.7 PS (189.1 bhp)	29.4 mpg (NEDC)	15
325Ci 2.5 petrol 192PS	Petrol	Manual	Convertible	191.7 PS (189.1 bhp)	29.4 mpg (NEDC)	30

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Specifications

Recorded dates: April 1998 – March 2005
Engines: 16
Power: 104.7–342.6 PS
Fuels: Diesel, Petrol
Gearboxes: Automatic, Manual
Body styles: Convertible, Coupe, Estate, Hatchback, Saloon
UK dataset: 5,314 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest power

Published variants in this generation with a stored PS figure, highest first.

M3 Smg 3.2 petrol 343PS342.6 PS
M3 3.2 petrol 343PS342.6 PS
M3 Smg 3.2 petrol 343PS342.6 PS
M3 3.2 petrol 343PS342.6 PS
330Ci Clubsport 3.0 petrol 231PS231.2 PS

Bar length is the stored PS figure. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted here.

Variant	Power	Gearbox	Body
M3 Smg 3.2 petrol 343PS	342.6 PS (337.9 bhp)	Manual	Convertible
M3 3.2 petrol 343PS	342.6 PS (337.9 bhp)	Manual	Coupe
M3 Smg 3.2 petrol 343PS	342.6 PS (337.9 bhp)	Manual	Coupe
M3 3.2 petrol 343PS	342.6 PS (337.9 bhp)	Manual	Convertible
330Ci Clubsport 3.0 petrol 231PS	231.2 PS (228 bhp)	Manual	Coupe

Fastest 0–60

Published variants with a stored 0–60 time, quickest first.

Bar length is the stored 0–60 time. A longer bar is a slower time.

Variant	0–60 mph	Gearbox	Body
M3 3.2 petrol 343PS	5.2 seconds	Manual	Coupe
M3 Smg 3.2 petrol 343PS	5.2 seconds	Manual	Coupe
M3 Smg 3.2 petrol 343PS	5.5 seconds	Manual	Convertible
M3 3.2 petrol 343PS	5.5 seconds	Manual	Convertible
330Ci Sport 3.0 petrol 231PS	6.5 seconds	Manual	Coupe

Fuel economy

NEDC combined mpg

These variants share the NEDC test. They are not compared with figures from another cycle.

320Cd Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS49.6 mpg
320D Es 2.0 diesel 150PS49.6 mpg
320D SE 2.0 diesel 136PS49.6 mpg
320Cd M Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS49.6 mpg
320Td SE 2.0 diesel 150PS49.6 mpg
320D Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS49.6 mpg
320D SE 2.0 diesel 150PS49.6 mpg
320Cd SE 2.0 diesel 150PS49.6 mpg
320D Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS47.9 mpg
320D SE Touring 2.0 diesel 150PS47.9 mpg
320D Es Touring 2.0 diesel 150PS47.9 mpg
320Cd Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS44.8 mpg

Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.

Variant	Combined	CO₂	Fuel
320Cd Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS	49.6 mpg (NEDC)	153 g/km	Diesel
320D Es 2.0 diesel 150PS	49.6 mpg (NEDC)	153 g/km	Diesel
320D SE 2.0 diesel 136PS	49.6 mpg (NEDC)	152 g/km	Diesel
320Cd M Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS	49.6 mpg (NEDC)	153 g/km	Diesel
320Td SE 2.0 diesel 150PS	49.6 mpg (NEDC)	153 g/km	Diesel
320D Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS	49.6 mpg (NEDC)	153 g/km	Diesel
320D SE 2.0 diesel 150PS	49.6 mpg (NEDC)	153 g/km	Diesel
320Cd SE 2.0 diesel 150PS	49.6 mpg (NEDC)	153 g/km	Diesel
320D Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS	47.9 mpg (NEDC)	158 g/km	Diesel
320D SE Touring 2.0 diesel 150PS	47.9 mpg (NEDC)	158 g/km	Diesel
320D Es Touring 2.0 diesel 150PS	47.9 mpg (NEDC)	158 g/km	Diesel
320Cd Sport 2.0 diesel 150PS	44.8 mpg (NEDC)	167 g/km	Diesel

Registration statistics

5,314 cars in our dataset. Shares below are calculated inside that dataset.

Fuel type

Petrol4,386 · 82.5%
Diesel928 · 17.5%

Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Body style

Coupe1,704 · 32.1%
Convertible1,640 · 30.9%
Saloon1,220 · 22.9%
Estate480 · 9%
Hatchback270 · 5.1%

Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Transmission

Manual3,258 · 61.3%
Automatic2,056 · 38.7%

Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Colour

Silver1,470 · 27.7%
Blue1,441 · 27.1%
Black1,004 · 18.9%
Grey812 · 15.3%
Red224 · 4.2%
Green199 · 3.8%
Purple39 · 0.7%
Gold38 · 0.7%
White37 · 0.7%
Two-tone13 · 0.2%
Other22 · 0.4%

Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Registration year

171998
1601999
2332000
5232001
8662002
1,1832003
1,1492004
7852005
3672006

Cars in the VehicleScore dataset by registration year. This is not a sales chart.

Other generations

E30

Recorded datesMarch 1983 – February 1994
Dataset0 cars in our dataset

E36

Recorded datesJanuary 1991 – 2000
Dataset1,469 cars in our dataset

E90 (E90/E91/E92/E93)

Recorded datesMarch 2005 – February 2012
Dataset17,389 cars in our dataset

F30 (F30/F31/F34/F80)

Recorded datesFebruary 2012 – March 2019
Dataset20,808 cars in our dataset

G20

Recorded datesMarch 2019 – Present
Dataset8,134 cars in our dataset

G50 (Neue Klasse 3 Series)

Recorded datesJanuary 2027 – Present
Dataset0 cars in our dataset

Length, width, height, and wheelbase are listed on each variant page, where the catalogue stores them for one configuration.

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Questions

Which engines are listed for the BMW 3 Series E46?

1.8 petrol 116PS, 1.9 petrol 105PS, 1.9 petrol 118PS, 1.9 petrol 119PS, 2.0 diesel 136PS, 2.0 diesel 150PS, 2.0 petrol 143PS, 2.0 petrol 150PS, 2.2 petrol 170PS, 2.5 petrol 170PS, 2.5 petrol 192PS, 2.8 petrol 193PS

How many BMW 3 Series E46 cars are in the dataset?

5,314 cars in our dataset. Registration-year, fuel, body, and gearbox shares on this page are counted inside that sample.

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.